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New Glasgow Nova Scotia vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

New Glasgow Nova Scotia is 28.4% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 8.0% more in New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Groceries: pay 31.5% more in New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Housing: pay 80.2% more in New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Childcare: pay 62.5% less in New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.5% more in New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Clothing: pay 21.9% less in New Glasgow Nova Scotia

The cost of transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants in New Glasgow Nova Scotia are more expensive than in Mexico City. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in New Glasgow Nova Scotia. Notably, transportation and housing are significantly more expensive in New Glasgow Nova Scotia.

New Glasgow Nova Scotia vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Glasgow Nova Scotia instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 8.0% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$197.31	$15.07 CA$20.84	+38.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$160.32	$8.61 CA$11.91	-2.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.47	$1.66 CA$2.30	-4.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.70	$1.30 CA$1.79	-0.5%
Average			+8.0%

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pay 31.5% more for groceries

	Mexico City	New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.71	$2.86 CA$3.96	+9.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$91.60	$6.11 CA$8.45	+21.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$118.83	$7.32 CA$10.13	+12.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.38	$3.53 CA$4.88	+35.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$69.15	$5.34 CA$7.38	+40.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.88	$1.77 CA$2.44	+29.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.54	$0.68 CA$0.95	-14.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.69	$1.50 CA$2.07	+53.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.47	$2.24 CA$3.10	+147.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.42	$0.81 CA$1.12	-15.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$18.07	$1.28 CA$1.77	+29.0%
Average			+31.5%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$93.37	$4.16 CA$5.75	-19.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$355.17	$57.41 CA$79.39	+193.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	$24,390.16 CA$33,727.93	+21.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.42	$14.17 CA$19.60	+220.3%
Average			+104.2%

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pay 80.2% more for housing

	Mexico City	New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$562.20	$69.37 CA$95.92	+124.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	$1,076.38 CA$1,488.48	-0.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	$896.99 CA$1,240.40	+32.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$679.03	$98.77 CA$136.59	+164.4%
Average			+80.2%

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pay 62.5% less for childcare

	Mexico City	New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	$161.46 CA$223.27	-62.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	??
Average			-62.5%

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pay 59.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$59.19	$3.77 CA$5.21	+15.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$69.31	$3.73 CA$5.16	-2.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.93	$15.07 CA$20.84	+247.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	$41.98 CA$58.05	-28.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$118.39	$10.76 CA$14.88	+65.2%
Average			+59.5%

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pay 21.9% less for clothing

	Mexico City	New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	$40.04 CA$55.37	-34.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$873.77	$34.09 CA$47.14	-29.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	$84.32 CA$116.60	-20.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	$106.20 CA$146.86	-4.2%
Average			-21.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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